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Hey, what's up for instance? Grant Walden here. Welcome back to the speaker Lab podcast. Once again, today we're going to be going back in the archives and pulling out one of your favorite, one of the most popular episodes that we've done from a few years ago. And sharing it with you in case you missed it the first time around, this is your chance to redeem yourself. So today we're going to be talking about how to sell yourself as a speaker with Matthew Kimberly. Now, as an expert in sales, Matthew is going to share his masterful approach to speaking for free, why that matters, and also the secret behind his successful business model. Now, you might be thinking, I'm not a salesperson or I don't like to be sales or anything like that. And friends, listen, this is not a problem at all. Don't worry about that. Okay. Matthews, you're going to share how to build trust and credibility in sales and as a speaker. He has a unique story of establishing trust and stature in a competitive industry. And he's here to lend his expertise so you can discover how to set yourself apart. So let's take a step back in the archives here. Let's get to it. Here's my conversation from the past with Matthew Kimberly. Enjoy it. Hey, what's up, friends? Grant Baldwin here. Welcome back to the Speak Alap podcast. Today, joined by my buddy Matthew Kimberly. And you can't see him, but this guy is devilishly handsome. He's got a lovely accent. We're going to have a good time today. So Mathley, thanks for joining us. First of all, give us a quick snapshot of speaking, how speaking fits into your world. How much speaking are you doing? Who are you speaking to? And give us all things speaking and how it fits in. Right. I was born in Alabama and I realized that when I spoke with this accent instead, my

rates just went through the roof.

So now I pretend to be from the UK.

I have a business which provides counsel and advice primarily to small business owners,

sometimes around very specific areas like

communicating by email, and sometimes around more broad areas like setting up a marketing

strategy. And I've been speaking for eight years, more or less, which is a little bit less

than I've been doing this job.

And I started speaking as many do for free as a way to broadcast or market myself.

To this day and the way that speaking is incorporated in my business right now,

it is primarily a marketing budget line item.

What do you mean by that? I mainly spend money to speak, mainly spend money to speak.

Okay.

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